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New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Response to The Issues Paper for The Import Risk Analysis for Fresh Apples from The Pacific Northwest of The USA

DGO08/640 Dr Colin Grant Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Dear Dr Grant I refer to the release by Biosecurity Australia (BA) in July 2008 of the…
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Response to the Issues paper for import risk analysis for fresh apples from the People's Republic of China - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries

DGO08/640 Dr Colin Grant Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Dear Dr Grant I refer to the release by Biosecurity Australia (BA) in July 2008 of the…
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The ants go marching three by three, thanks to the work of Biosecurity

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has successfully eradicated an exotic ant which arrived at the Port of Brisbane and could have posed a serious biosecurity risk if they continued to spread. Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity, Dr Chris Locke, said this successful eradication went…
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Continued Support for the National Biosecurity Training Hub

Biosecurity remains a national priority to protect our food security, agricultural industries and the environment. This focus continues to drive the demand for training resources and ensures that necessary skills and knowledge are in place to respond to and manage biosecurity incidents.DAFF is…
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Contact with wildlife

Avian influenza (bird flu) viruses circulate in wild waterfowl and can infect other wild birds. For most strains of bird flu, clinical disease in wild birds is rare. Some strains cause clinical disease and death in many wild bird species.A highly contagious strain of H5 bird flu is spreading…
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Australian Government response to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources report: Aussie logs for Aussie jobs: Inquiry into timber supply chain constraints in the Australian plantation sector

May 2024IntroductionThe House of Representatives inquiry into timber supply chain constraints in the Australian plantation sector commenced on 11 June 2020.The committee tabled its report in Parliament on 23 March 2021. The report, Aussie logs for Aussie jobs: Inquiry into timber supply chain…
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2022-22: Dairy establishment registration operations for manufacturers

Date of issue: 30 June 2022 Date of effect: Immediate Attention Industry bodies, Dairy Export Consultative Committee Registered dairy manufacturers State regulatory authorities Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Central and Regional offices Purpose To notify dairy…
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Cultivating a shared vision for agricultural innovation

Agricultural Innovation—A national approach to grow Australia’s futureFollowing a collaborative stakeholder engagement process, Ernst and Young have developed the shared vision for agricultural innovation. Realising the vision for Australia’s agricultural innovation system will allow us to harness…
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Weekly update - 5 August 2021

Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the week ending 4 August 2021, low pressure systems and associated cold fronts brought rainfall to parts of southern and eastern Australia. However, high pressure systems restricted rainfall across northern and…
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Weekly update - 26 May 2022

Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update Key issues For the week ending 25 May 2022, north-west cloudband activity brought rainfall to western and inland parts of the country, while a surface trough off the coast of eastern Australia resulted in rainfall in the east…
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